Epidemiologist reacts to the movie Contagion

How real is the movie Contagion in depicting a pandemic? If there were another pandemic, could the spread of disease be as severe as depicted in the movie? Why didn't we see the same level of societal breakdown during the COVID-19 pandemic as in the film? University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute member Jerne Shapiro sits with us for an episode of Pop Culture Debunker to tell us how much of the movie Contagion is fact versus fiction. Let's stay connected. -------------------------------------------- Follow us on Facebook:   / ufepi   Follow us on Instagram:   / uf_epi   Follow us on LinkedIn:   / emerging-pathogens-institute   Follow us on X: https://x.com/UF_EPI #Science #ScienceFacts #MovieReview #Pandemic #Contagion #COVID19 #UFEPI